ChrisWithaStick Posted September 24, 2016 Report Share Posted September 24, 2016 On 9/21/2016 at 6:13 PM, sarakingdom said: I need to make a decision about svimming this season. I have maybe a couple more veeks of svimming before the veather turns too cold, but my vaterproof MP3 player has died, and I've had two DOA replacements in trying to get a new vun. Svitching to yoga would be working on a good vinter habit, vith alternating the strength und yoga vorkouts. But svimming has its own benefits, und is fun. I missed this earlier - did you end up deciding to keep swimming? Are you at an outdoor pool, or just don't like cold air on your way home? What is this waterproof MP3 player you speak of? Darn lazy kids vamp.. people. In my day, if we wanted music while swimming we darn well hummed or sang songs (in our heads of course - let me tell you, multiple 500s are boring as hell). Anywho - If you're liking the swimming, I'd keep at it, and switch to yoga when it's too cold for your tastes. You know, you could pick a mantra to recite while doing your laps, since your player is kaput. Quote Human | Plays with Sticks | Monkish Leanings | Rangerish Overtones Occasionally Updated Facebook Link to comment
sarakingdom Posted September 24, 2016 Author Report Share Posted September 24, 2016 33 minutes ago, ChrisWithaStick said: I missed this earlier - did you end up deciding to keep swimming? Are you at an outdoor pool, or just don't like cold air on your way home? Outdoor pool. We probably should have closed it, but everyone who uses it likes to get the last few weeks out of the season. 34 minutes ago, ChrisWithaStick said: What is this waterproof MP3 player you speak of? Darn lazy kids vamp.. people. In my day, if we wanted music while swimming we darn well hummed or sang songs (in our heads of course - let me tell you, multiple 500s are boring as hell). It's not just a boredom thing, it's how I time my swims without access to a clock. It's all in 15, 30, and 60 minute podcasts. (I've also found that if I'm having a rough day, swimming without something to focus on is a terrible idea. It's an exercise that encourages rather than prevents a stress spiral for me.) Quote I felt like I could run forever, like I could smell the wind and feel the grass under my feet, and just run forever. Current Challenge: #24 - Mrs. Cosmopolite Challenge Past: #1, #2, #3, #4, #5, #6, #7, #8, #9, #10, #11a & #11b, #12, #13, #14, #15, #16, #17, #18, #19, #20, #21, #22, #23 Link to comment
ChrisWithaStick Posted September 24, 2016 Report Share Posted September 24, 2016 6 minutes ago, sarakingdom said: Outdoor pool. We probably should have closed it, but everyone who uses it likes to get the last few weeks out of the season. You have say in the pool staying open? That's nice. They go by hard dates for the outdoor pools here. 6 minutes ago, sarakingdom said: It's not just a boredom thing, it's how I time my swims without access to a clock. It's all in 15, 30, and 60 minute podcasts. (I've also found that if I'm having a rough day, swimming without something to focus on is a terrible idea. It's an exercise that encourages rather than prevents a stress spiral for me.) Muse while swimming? I used to chew on things while doing laps, then I figured out the songs in my head thing. Timing was easier for me, since I was on a team (I wasn't any good, but had a lot of fun). Quote Human | Plays with Sticks | Monkish Leanings | Rangerish Overtones Occasionally Updated Facebook Link to comment
sarakingdom Posted September 24, 2016 Author Report Share Posted September 24, 2016 1 minute ago, ChrisWithaStick said: You have say in the pool staying open? That's nice. They go by hard dates for the outdoor pools here. Neighbor's pool. Nothing fancy, but very convenient. I can do a lot of midnight swims. Or, er, I could vhen I vas vun of the children of the night, but no longer! 10:30 pm svims, no later. 2 minutes ago, ChrisWithaStick said: Muse while swimming? I used to chew on things while doing laps, then I figured out the songs in my head thing. Yeah. I've found that when I'm mentally tired for any reason, I can't control my thoughts well, and swimming isn't an environment that lets me distract myself from what I'm thinking. Some sorts of exercise shut down the brain, but swimming just seems to make my thoughts louder. So if there's anything bothering me and I'm a little tired, I wind up crying halfway through my swim and leave the pool genuinely upset. With podcasts, that whole spiral never even gets started, and I have a great swim. Believe me, podcasts are much better. 1 Quote I felt like I could run forever, like I could smell the wind and feel the grass under my feet, and just run forever. Current Challenge: #24 - Mrs. Cosmopolite Challenge Past: #1, #2, #3, #4, #5, #6, #7, #8, #9, #10, #11a & #11b, #12, #13, #14, #15, #16, #17, #18, #19, #20, #21, #22, #23 Link to comment
ChrisWithaStick Posted September 24, 2016 Report Share Posted September 24, 2016 5 minutes ago, sarakingdom said: Neighbor's pool. Nothing fancy, but very convenient. I can do a lot of midnight swims. Or, er, I could vhen I vas vun of the children of the night, but no longer! 10:30 pm svims, no later. Thweet! 5 minutes ago, sarakingdom said: Yeah. I've found that when I'm mentally tired for any reason, I can't control my thoughts well, and swimming isn't an environment that lets me distract myself from what I'm thinking. Some sorts of exercise shut down the brain, but swimming just seems to make my thoughts louder. So if there's anything bothering me and I'm a little tired, I wind up crying halfway through my swim and leave the pool genuinely upset. With podcasts, that whole spiral never even gets started, and I have a great swim. Believe me, podcasts are much better. Ouch, and yeah. I'd kind of chew on things, but for me it helps work out whatever is going on. I can see the podcasts being a good thing. Quote Human | Plays with Sticks | Monkish Leanings | Rangerish Overtones Occasionally Updated Facebook Link to comment
Kishi Posted September 24, 2016 Report Share Posted September 24, 2016 12 hours ago, ChrisWithaStick said: Muse while swimming? See, you said that, so, I went here: I blame thank you. 1 Quote Work like a farmer, train like an athlete, fight like a soldier. 2 Tim. 2:3-6 BATTLE! Link to comment
sarakingdom Posted September 25, 2016 Author Report Share Posted September 25, 2016 Veek 0: Day 7 The Black Ribbon: Vhaaat? It vas just vun drop! Vun single minute of vakefulness after midnight! I cannot fail for just vun! Just vun! But I must fail myself. It vas a drop of vakefulness after midnight, and also then I read for three hours, and that vas bad. The Vorkout: Academy Vorkout A 0 points Black Ribbon 5 points Meditation 5 points Vorkout 0 points Standing desk time - 0 hour 5 points Veekly yoga und Veekly Nerd Fitness Academy routine (completed: 2 yoga, 2 NF Academy) ----------- 15 points total 1 Quote I felt like I could run forever, like I could smell the wind and feel the grass under my feet, and just run forever. Current Challenge: #24 - Mrs. Cosmopolite Challenge Past: #1, #2, #3, #4, #5, #6, #7, #8, #9, #10, #11a & #11b, #12, #13, #14, #15, #16, #17, #18, #19, #20, #21, #22, #23 Link to comment
sarakingdom Posted September 25, 2016 Author Report Share Posted September 25, 2016 Veek 0: The Veekly Totals The Black Ribbon: Five out of six. That is a record! But clearly I need the cocoa, because it is not six out of six. The Vorkout: The goal was three Academy vorkouts and vun yoga session, and then vhatever. I did three Academy vorkouts, two yoga sessions, and vun cardio vhatever. (Are ve calling that a ruck these days?) 25 points Black Ribbon 15 points Meditation (2x) 28 points Vorkout (4.5-5.5) 11 points Standing desk time - 2 hour/3 days 25 points Veekly yoga und Veekly Nerd Fitness Academy routine (completed: 2 yoga, 2 NF Academy) 5 points Awesome bonus ----------- 99 points total Let's see, 99 points out of a possible 160, that's 62%... let's give a possible $5 of loot per veek... $3.10 of loot drop for this veek. Ooh, I might get me a Doctor Who DVD for this challenge. 2 Quote I felt like I could run forever, like I could smell the wind and feel the grass under my feet, and just run forever. Current Challenge: #24 - Mrs. Cosmopolite Challenge Past: #1, #2, #3, #4, #5, #6, #7, #8, #9, #10, #11a & #11b, #12, #13, #14, #15, #16, #17, #18, #19, #20, #21, #22, #23 Link to comment
sarakingdom Posted September 25, 2016 Author Report Share Posted September 25, 2016 Veek 1: Day 1 The Black Ribbon: The Vorkout: 5 points Black Ribbon (1 0 0 0 0 0 0) 0 points Meditation (0 0 0 0 0 0 0) 0 points Vorkout (0 0 0 0 0 0 0) 0 points Standing desk time - 0 hour (0 0 0 0 0 0 0) 0 points Veekly yoga und Veekly Nerd Fitness Academy routine (completed: 0 yoga, 0 NF Academy) ----------- 5 points total Quote I felt like I could run forever, like I could smell the wind and feel the grass under my feet, and just run forever. Current Challenge: #24 - Mrs. Cosmopolite Challenge Past: #1, #2, #3, #4, #5, #6, #7, #8, #9, #10, #11a & #11b, #12, #13, #14, #15, #16, #17, #18, #19, #20, #21, #22, #23 Link to comment
ChrisWithaStick Posted September 25, 2016 Report Share Posted September 25, 2016 5 hours ago, sarakingdom said: The Black Ribbon: Vhaaat? It vas just vun drop! Vun single minute of vakefulness after midnight! I cannot fail for just vun! Just vun! But I must fail myself. It vas a drop of vakefulness after midnight, and also then I read for three hours, and that vas bad. Was the reading right after the one drop, or did you have a lazy day? The last sentence made me chuckle. Quote Human | Plays with Sticks | Monkish Leanings | Rangerish Overtones Occasionally Updated Facebook Link to comment
sarakingdom Posted September 26, 2016 Author Report Share Posted September 26, 2016 5 minutes ago, ChrisWithaStick said: Was the reading right after the one drop, or did you have a lazy day? The last sentence made me chuckle. After the vun drop. I had my computer up to do some vork in bed in the morning, and I kept reading after I vent to bed. A little reading in bed is not a problem, but three hours vas a problem. I figure vun hour is suitable. (And, okay, it vas not reading as such, it vas trying to vork. There, I admitted it.) The phone is safe. The phone lets me do a little email, vatch a little YouTube, listen to a little audiobook, and all is vell. I drop off to sleep in a timely vay. The laptop is not okay. It cannot come to bed vith me any longer. 3 Quote I felt like I could run forever, like I could smell the wind and feel the grass under my feet, and just run forever. Current Challenge: #24 - Mrs. Cosmopolite Challenge Past: #1, #2, #3, #4, #5, #6, #7, #8, #9, #10, #11a & #11b, #12, #13, #14, #15, #16, #17, #18, #19, #20, #21, #22, #23 Link to comment
Draegon (Liam P Boyle) Posted September 26, 2016 Report Share Posted September 26, 2016 Cocoa? 1 Quote Race: Dragonborn Class: Druid/Monk The Journey to Force Mastery: #1 #2 #3 #4 #5 __ The Legend The Struggle My MFP Profile My Strava Profile Link to comment
sarakingdom Posted September 27, 2016 Author Report Share Posted September 27, 2016 Veek 1: Day 2 The Black Ribbon: Oh no, a massive black ribbon failure! Tventy whole drops of v-vord! (My schedule got overturned, the whole day went vierd, and I spent tventy minutes catching up on amusing news. Also, I failed to hydrate, and that was a disaster, and caused me to sleep badly.) The Vorkout: Academy Vorkout B is scheduled X points Black Ribbon (1 X 0 0 0 0 0) 5 points Meditation (0 1 0 0 0 0 0) 5 points Vorkout (0 1 0 0 0 0 0) 5 points Standing desk time - 2 hour (0 1 0 0 0 0 0) 5 points Veekly yoga und Veekly Nerd Fitness Academy routine (completed: 0 yoga, 1 NF Academy) 100 points awesomeness bonus ----------- 120 points total 2 Quote I felt like I could run forever, like I could smell the wind and feel the grass under my feet, and just run forever. Current Challenge: #24 - Mrs. Cosmopolite Challenge Past: #1, #2, #3, #4, #5, #6, #7, #8, #9, #10, #11a & #11b, #12, #13, #14, #15, #16, #17, #18, #19, #20, #21, #22, #23 Link to comment
Mistr Posted September 27, 2016 Report Share Posted September 27, 2016 On 9/25/2016 at 7:01 PM, sarakingdom said: After the vun drop. I had my computer up to do some vork in bed in the morning, and I kept reading after I vent to bed. A little reading in bed is not a problem, but three hours vas a problem. I figure vun hour is suitable. (And, okay, it vas not reading as such, it vas trying to vork. There, I admitted it.) The phone is safe. The phone lets me do a little email, vatch a little YouTube, listen to a little audiobook, and all is vell. I drop off to sleep in a timely vay. The laptop is not okay. It cannot come to bed vith me any longer. Oy, vorking in bed, das ist a problem. Print books are safer. Eventually you run out of pages. YouTube and audiobooks always have more. Quote Level 68 Viking paladin My current challenge Battle log Link to comment
Draegon (Liam P Boyle) Posted September 27, 2016 Report Share Posted September 27, 2016 She needs the sing-a-long to distract her from vorking. Sent from the dragon's lair Quote Race: Dragonborn Class: Druid/Monk The Journey to Force Mastery: #1 #2 #3 #4 #5 __ The Legend The Struggle My MFP Profile My Strava Profile Link to comment
sarakingdom Posted September 28, 2016 Author Report Share Posted September 28, 2016 7 hours ago, Mistr said: Oy, vorking in bed, das ist a problem. Print books are safer. Eventually you run out of pages. YouTube and audiobooks always have more. The audiobooks have a sleep timer, and the phone is too small to focus on for long, so that vorks out. Audiobooks might even help, because they get the eyes closed. But vorking in bed, or even having the option to vork in bed, my vord, no. 6 hours ago, Draegon (Liam P Boyle) said: She needs the sing-a-long to distract her from vorking. It vould be a good distraction later in the evening, yes, indeed, a good wholesome activity. 1 Quote I felt like I could run forever, like I could smell the wind and feel the grass under my feet, and just run forever. Current Challenge: #24 - Mrs. Cosmopolite Challenge Past: #1, #2, #3, #4, #5, #6, #7, #8, #9, #10, #11a & #11b, #12, #13, #14, #15, #16, #17, #18, #19, #20, #21, #22, #23 Link to comment
sarakingdom Posted September 28, 2016 Author Report Share Posted September 28, 2016 Veek 1: Day 3 The Black Ribbon: Pass vith less than vun minute to spare! And I hydrated all day. The Vorkout: Yoga or a svim or something. 5 points Black Ribbon (1 X 1 0 0 0 0) 0 points Meditation (0 1 0 0 0 0 0) 0 points Vorkout (0 1 0 0 0 0 0) 0 points Standing desk time - 0 hour (0 1 0 0 0 0 0) 0 points Veekly yoga und Veekly Nerd Fitness Academy routine (completed: 0 yoga, 1 NF Academy) ----------- 5 points total I did my academy vorkout last night, and I did a baby varmup und a baby cooldown, and OH GODS IT VAS SO BORINK HOW CAN ANYVUN DO ANYTHING SO BORINK IT IS JUST REPETITIONS OF SOMETHING OVER UND OVER AGAIN NO SANE PERSON DOES THAT. Ahem. I mean, it is a good wholesome habit that is encouraged by the League of Temperance and I vill not hear a vord against it and does anyvun haff an apple, because I must bite somethink right this very minute. 3 Quote I felt like I could run forever, like I could smell the wind and feel the grass under my feet, and just run forever. Current Challenge: #24 - Mrs. Cosmopolite Challenge Past: #1, #2, #3, #4, #5, #6, #7, #8, #9, #10, #11a & #11b, #12, #13, #14, #15, #16, #17, #18, #19, #20, #21, #22, #23 Link to comment
ChrisWithaStick Posted September 28, 2016 Report Share Posted September 28, 2016 24 minutes ago, sarakingdom said: I did my academy vorkout last night, and I did a baby varmup und a baby cooldown, and OH GODS IT VAS SO BORINK HOW CAN ANYVUN DO ANYTHING SO BORINK IT IS JUST REPETITIONS OF SOMETHING OVER UND OVER AGAIN NO SANE PERSON DOES THAT. Ahem. I mean, it is a good wholesome habit that is encouraged by the League of Temperance and I vill not hear a vord against it and does anyvun haff an apple, because I must bite somethink right this very minute. Maybe you need a different varm up? Some classic Anhk-Morphok fisticuffs, a little zig, a little zag and zer boxing at shadows? (ahem...this being posted through a temporal anomaly since I of course am not on my laptop at 9:30ish...probably one of those phenomena...something of that kidney...) 2 Quote Human | Plays with Sticks | Monkish Leanings | Rangerish Overtones Occasionally Updated Facebook Link to comment
sarakingdom Posted September 28, 2016 Author Report Share Posted September 28, 2016 6 minutes ago, ChrisWithaStick said: Maybe you need a different varm up? Some classic Anhk-Morphok fisticuffs, a little zig, a little zag and zer boxing at shadows? Believe me, I vould like a little Ankh-Morpork fisticuffs, much better than a vorkout of sqvat this many times, und lift that many times, und plank this many seconds. Oh, so dull I could die (vere that not redundant for a vampire). I know it is routine and so it is good for me, und the Academy vants me to do this three times a veek, but, oh gods, three times a veek. 10 minutes ago, ChrisWithaStick said: (ahem...this being posted through a temporal anomaly since I of course am not on my laptop at 9:30ish...probably one of those phenomena...something of that kidney...) Of course, und naturally I am not using the laptop in bed, because that vould mean the leopard cannot change his shorts. 1 Quote I felt like I could run forever, like I could smell the wind and feel the grass under my feet, and just run forever. Current Challenge: #24 - Mrs. Cosmopolite Challenge Past: #1, #2, #3, #4, #5, #6, #7, #8, #9, #10, #11a & #11b, #12, #13, #14, #15, #16, #17, #18, #19, #20, #21, #22, #23 Link to comment
Draegon (Liam P Boyle) Posted September 28, 2016 Report Share Posted September 28, 2016 I use taiji or yoga as my warmups / cooldowns. With the yoga, at least, the vinyasas can be varied. Sent from the dragon's lair 1 Quote Race: Dragonborn Class: Druid/Monk The Journey to Force Mastery: #1 #2 #3 #4 #5 __ The Legend The Struggle My MFP Profile My Strava Profile Link to comment
Tanktimus the Encourager Posted September 28, 2016 Report Share Posted September 28, 2016 9 hours ago, ChrisWithaStick said: Maybe you need a different varm up? Some classic Anhk-Morphok fisticuffs, a little zig, a little zag and zer boxing at shadows? (ahem...this being posted through a temporal anomaly since I of course am not on my laptop at 9:30ish...probably one of those phenomena...something of that kidney...) And remember, Sod the Marquis of Fantallier 2 Quote Current Challenge "By the Most-Righteous-and-Blessed Beard of Sir Tanktimus the Encourager!" - Jarl Rurik Harrgath Link to comment
sarakingdom Posted September 29, 2016 Author Report Share Posted September 29, 2016 On 9/28/2016 at 5:11 AM, Draegon (Liam P Boyle) said: I use taiji or yoga as my warmups / cooldowns. With the yoga, at least, the vinyasas can be varied. Sent from the dragon's lair I've considered my aikido warmup as the warmup, but it doesn't seem to serve the same function as the warmup advocated by NF, in that it's largely stretching, which they use in the cooldown. But tai chi is an interesting idea, and might be a good excuse to get a little practice on the tai chi I was idly learning on the side. Hrm, I'll consider that one for tonight. On 9/28/2016 at 10:04 AM, Tanktimus the Encourager said: And remember, Sod the Marquis of Fantallier Always wise advice in Ankh-Morpork, where I believe Marquis of Fantailler rules are technically classified as a form of committing suicide. 1 Quote I felt like I could run forever, like I could smell the wind and feel the grass under my feet, and just run forever. Current Challenge: #24 - Mrs. Cosmopolite Challenge Past: #1, #2, #3, #4, #5, #6, #7, #8, #9, #10, #11a & #11b, #12, #13, #14, #15, #16, #17, #18, #19, #20, #21, #22, #23 Link to comment
Draegon (Liam P Boyle) Posted September 29, 2016 Report Share Posted September 29, 2016 But tai chi is an interesting idea, and might be a good excuse to get a little practice on the tai chi I was idly learning on the side. What style tai chi? I may be able to help you with it. Sent from the dragon's lair Quote Race: Dragonborn Class: Druid/Monk The Journey to Force Mastery: #1 #2 #3 #4 #5 __ The Legend The Struggle My MFP Profile My Strava Profile Link to comment
sarakingdom Posted September 29, 2016 Author Report Share Posted September 29, 2016 Veek 1: Day 4 The Black Ribbon: Oh dear, I had a small problem vith the v-vord. I had thirty drops of v-vord,und also ran out of time to vork out, und all for no good reason except that my schedule was blown and things did not get done and I vas unfocused all day long. I am not doing very vell on the black ribbon this veek. I must seriously consider making the cocoa in the evenings. The Vorkout: Academy Vorkout A, vith a tai chi varmup X points Black Ribbon (1 X 1 X 0 0 0) 5 points Meditation (X 1 X 1 0 0 0) 5 points Vorkout (X 1 X 1 0 0 0) 5 points Standing desk time - 0.5 hour (X 1 X 1 0 0 0) 5 points Veekly yoga und Veekly Nerd Fitness Academy routine (completed: 0 yoga, 2 NF Academy) ----------- 20 points total Und also my IF has been falling down somevhat. Vun day, okay, vhen I need to limit my expenditures of villpower to things that do not involve food, fine, but it must be recovered after that. (Vun hundred point days have a cost, I accept that, but they also must have either a recovery or a levelling up aftervards.) 3 Quote I felt like I could run forever, like I could smell the wind and feel the grass under my feet, and just run forever. Current Challenge: #24 - Mrs. Cosmopolite Challenge Past: #1, #2, #3, #4, #5, #6, #7, #8, #9, #10, #11a & #11b, #12, #13, #14, #15, #16, #17, #18, #19, #20, #21, #22, #23 Link to comment
sarakingdom Posted September 29, 2016 Author Report Share Posted September 29, 2016 For future reference, I must vork on these little steps towards mastering the v-vord: Not vun drop of v-vord after midnight. A vorkout before bed each night. Move my vorkout back to start at 11pm, and then 10:30pm, so I can spend more time reading in bed. Schedule fun things like read und vatching documentaries for an hour in bed. Measure "enough vork" as accomplishing at least the three most important tasks on ze list. Schedule those things first. Schedule a small rest for the brain in the day vith nothing planned to do. Schedule vun hour (vorking up to four) of my most thinking-intensive vork first thing in my vorking day. Implement a firm vork shutdown time to stop vorking at a specific time each day, so my brain stops vorking several hours before bedtime. I vill talk in my daily post about my daily accomplishments und how much rest for the brain I have had. Und maybe take a thermos of herbal tea to bed, so vhen I vake at 4am, I can have a nice soothing varm drink of tea und some podcast, und get back to sleep in half an hour. I cannot take cocoa, of course, but varm tea should address most of the possible causes of vakefulness at 4am. 3 Quote I felt like I could run forever, like I could smell the wind and feel the grass under my feet, and just run forever. Current Challenge: #24 - Mrs. Cosmopolite Challenge Past: #1, #2, #3, #4, #5, #6, #7, #8, #9, #10, #11a & #11b, #12, #13, #14, #15, #16, #17, #18, #19, #20, #21, #22, #23 Link to comment
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